Warby Range State Park was a
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n state park just north of
Glenrowan. In 2010 the park became part of the newly declared
Warby-Ovens National Park
The Warby-Ovens National Park is a national park located on the lands of the Bangerang clan of the Yorta Yorta Nation in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia near Killawara. The national park is situated approximately west of Wangaratta an ...
.
[
][
] It is in area, and named after Ben Warby, a pastoralist who settled in the area in 1844. There are two basic campgrounds, and many other sites for true bush camping.
History
The 400 m rocky escarpments are believed to have been used by the
Kelly gang
Edward Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a armour of the Kelly gang, suit of bulletproof armour dur ...
as a lookout for robbing wagons loaded with gold, heading to Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay. In 2002, the park was expanded to include the state forest of Killawarra as part of a program of protecting
Box-Ironbark forests.
[http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/EE53E20E4F7CFC15CA25728F0019086E/$File/WARBY.pdf ]
Environment
The park is part of the
Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by
BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of
Box-Ironbark forest ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...
s and several species of
threatened
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woodland
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birds dependent on them.
[BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-20.]
The ranges run north-to-south, allowing plant and animal species to migrate from the Australian Alps to the riverina plains, Murray River and arid regions.
References
State parks of Victoria (Australia)
Important Bird Areas of Victoria (Australia)
Box-ironbark forest
Parks of Hume (region)
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